Health care utilisation of women who experience pregnancy-related reflux, nausea and/or vomiting

Frawley, J; Hall, H; Adams, J; Sibbritt, D

Health care utilisation of women who experience pregnancy-related reflux, nausea and/or vomiting

Frawley, J

Hall, H

Adams, J

Sibbritt, D

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Citation:: Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, 2017, 30 (16), pp. 1938 - 1943
Issue Date:: 2017-08-18

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dc.contributor.author	Frawley, J https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6037-0140	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Hall, H https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6647-620X	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Adams, J https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9901-5717	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Sibbritt, D https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3561-9447	en_US
dc.date.issued	2017-08-18	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, 2017, 30 (16), pp. 1938 - 1943	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1476-7058	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/65235
dc.description.abstract	© 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Objective: Nausea, vomiting and reflux are common conditions experienced by women during pregnancy. The objective of this project was to examine women’s use of health services for these conditions. Methods: The study sample was obtained via the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health. A total of 2445 women who were pregnant or who had recently given birth in 2009 were invited to complete a sub-survey in 2010 about pregnancy and health service utilisation. A response rate of 79.2% was obtained. Results: During their pregnancy, 604 (32.9%) respondents experienced nausea, with 255 (42.2%) of these women seeking help from a health care practitioner. A total of 201 women (11%) reported repeated vomiting, and 637 women (34.7%) reported reflux, of which 78.6% and 59.2% sought help, respectively. There were no significant differences in the mental and physical health measures between women with nausea, vomiting and/or reflux who sought help and women who did not. Having private health insurance with obstetric cover was associated with seeking help for reflux; this was the only demographic measure significantly associated with seeking help for any condition. Conclusion: Research is required to understand why many women do not seek professional help for common gastrointestinal conditions during pregnancy.	en_US
dc.relation	http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP1094765
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1080/14767058.2016.1232711	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Humans	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Morning Sickness	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Longitudinal Studies	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Pregnancy	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Patient Acceptance of Health Care	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Female	en_US
dc.title	Health care utilisation of women who experience pregnancy-related reflux, nausea and/or vomiting	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	16	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	30	en_US
utslib.for	1114 Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CHSP - Health Services and Practice
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.issue	16	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	30	en_US

Abstract:

© 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Objective: Nausea, vomiting and reflux are common conditions experienced by women during pregnancy. The objective of this project was to examine women’s use of health services for these conditions. Methods: The study sample was obtained via the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health. A total of 2445 women who were pregnant or who had recently given birth in 2009 were invited to complete a sub-survey in 2010 about pregnancy and health service utilisation. A response rate of 79.2% was obtained. Results: During their pregnancy, 604 (32.9%) respondents experienced nausea, with 255 (42.2%) of these women seeking help from a health care practitioner. A total of 201 women (11%) reported repeated vomiting, and 637 women (34.7%) reported reflux, of which 78.6% and 59.2% sought help, respectively. There were no significant differences in the mental and physical health measures between women with nausea, vomiting and/or reflux who sought help and women who did not. Having private health insurance with obstetric cover was associated with seeking help for reflux; this was the only demographic measure significantly associated with seeking help for any condition. Conclusion: Research is required to understand why many women do not seek professional help for common gastrointestinal conditions during pregnancy.

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